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  • Obama: Servicemembers prove America's best days are ahead

    The bravery, resolve, expertise and commitment of U.S. servicemembers proves that America's best days lie ahead, President Barack Obama said at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 3.President Obama thanked American servicemembers and civilians for their sacrifices during a visit to the headquarters

  • NORAD tracks Santa for Christmas

    For the 55th consecutive year, the men and women of the North American Aerospace Defense Command are preparing to track Santa. The NORAD Tracks Santa web site,www.noradsanta.org , went live Dec. 3 and features holiday games and activities that change daily. The web site is available in seven

  • X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lands at Vandenberg AFB

    The U.S. Air Force's first unmanned re-entry spacecraft landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:16 a.m. today.The X-37B, named Orbital Test Vehicle 1 (OTV-1), conducted on-orbit experiments for more than 220 days during its maiden voyage. It fired its orbital maneuver engine in low-earth orbit to

  • Vandenberg ready for X-37B landing

    After more than a year of extensive preparation, Vandenberg is ready to host the landing of the Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle scheduled to occur here between Friday, Dec. 3, and Monday, Dec. 6.The X-37B is the latest and most advanced re-entry space vehicle capable of being launched into

  • Team V to host holiday tree lighting ceremony

    The Vandenberg Company Grade Officer Council is scheduled to host a holiday tree (and menorah) lighting ceremony in front of Building 11777 at 4 p.m. Dec. 6. For years, the Vandenberg community has come together to take part in the holiday tree lighting ceremony. "We hope that this ceremony will

  • Officials unveil new government travel cards

    The Air Force is primed for servicewide distribution of new Citibank controlled spend account government travel cards now through spring 2011, officials said here Dec. 1. Issuance of the CSA card for use in conjunction with temporary-duty assignments, permanent change of station or deployment orders

  • Preparations underway for first landing of X-37B

    Preparations for the first landing of the X-37B are underway at Vandenberg Air Force Base.Space professionals from the 30th Space Wing will monitor the de-orbit and landing of the Air Force's first X-37B, called the Orbital Test Vehicle 1 (OTV-1). While the exact landing date and time will depend on

  • 'Major' medical mentoring taking place in Afghanistan

    "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Similarly, this Chinese proverb coincides with the efforts of a Vandenberg Airman who is mentoring Afghan medical personnel in a country that has been at war for more than 30 years. Maj. Carl

  • Survey addresses quality-of-life needs

    The 2010 Caring for People Survey gives total force Airmen, civilians, retirees and dependents an opportunity to voice their concerns on how the Air Force can better address their quality-of-life needs. With Airmen deploying in support of global contingency operations for two decades, developing and

  • Officials condemn leaks, detail prevention efforts

    Government officials condemned the publication of hundreds of thousands of sensitive, classified State Department cables by WikiLeaks Nov. 28.The website published the documents that detail private U.S. diplomatic discussions with foreign governments. The cables are candid reports by diplomats, and

 

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